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POPULAR GARDENING. 



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tion. If the first brood of worms is thus destroyed 

 there will be few if any to form a second brood in 

 June. Some Currant growers find it convenient to 

 watch for the first eaten leaves, and to pinch them 

 off by hand and destroy them. The ejxgs are al- 

 ways to be found conspiciously arrang:ed in rows 

 upon the veins of the under side of the leaves, (b) 

 The parasite of which inquiry is made, (a small 

 Chalcid fly. Trichogramma prttiosa\ attacks the 

 eggs of the second brood. I have been able to dis- 

 tribute these parasites in different parts of this 

 country and in Canada, and I would gladly distri- 

 bute it extensively could I obtain the material for 

 doing so. but it has become rather rare in this city 

 and vicinity. If able to obtain it the coming season 

 it will give me pleasure to send the valuable little 

 insect to Mr. Hallett, whose request I have added 

 to others of the same kind. J. A. Lintnkr, New 

 York State EtomologiRt. 



Received at this Office. 



CATALOarES.— FIGtTRES INDICATE NUMBER OF PAGES. 



Albertson & Hobbs, Bridgeport, Ind., Sm. fruits, 33. 



AUyn Bros., Palmyra, N. Y., Small Fruits, 34. 



Armstrong& Co., Lawrence, Mass .Small Fruits, 6 



Wm. H. Barnes, Independence, Kansas. Plants, 8 



Paid Butz& Sons. New Castle. Pa., Plants, etc., 36. 



John S. Collins. Moorestown, N. J., Sm. Fruits, 21. 



Willett Comwell, Chicago, III., Charts. 65. 



M. Crawford. Cuyahoga Falls, O., Small Fruits, 33 



H. R. Cotta, Freeport. III., Trees, etc., 4. 



J. A. Deveer, New York, N. Y., Bulbs, etc . 48. 



Henry A. Dreer. Philadelphia, Pa., Florist, 134. 



J. A. Everitt & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.. Seeds, 48. 



R. & J. F. Farquhar, Boston. Mass.. Seeds, 97. 



Edwin Fewkes & Son, Newton Highlands, Mass., 

 Florists. 4. 



Field Force Pump Co., Lockport, N. Y., 36 



Frank Finch, Clyde. N. Y.. Seeds, 8 



Hackett's Floral Nursery. Dubuque. Iowa.. 46. 



G. H. & J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn., 

 Small Fruits. 34. 



David Hill, Dundee, 111 , Evergreens, etc., 8. 



Hooper & Co .Covent Garden. England. Seeds. 44. 



T. S. Hubbard, Fredonia. N. Y., Small Fruits, K 



W. F. Hubbard & Co.. Kalkaska. Mich.. Trees. 4. 



Hurst & Son, London, England. Seeds, 75. 



Fred. W. Kelsey. New York, N Y.. Trees, etc., 18 



I. N. Kramer & Son. Marion, la , Plants. 40. 



J. M. Lamb, Fayetteville. N. Y . Plants. 36. 



L. C. Lischy, Naslwille, Teun., Plants, 40. 



J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J,, Nursery, 56. 



Thomas Meehan, Philadelphia, Pa.. Nursery, 83. 



Michigan Carbon Works, Detroit, Fertilizers. 18 



Wm H. Moon. Morrisviile. Pa.. Small Fruits, 36. 



Monroe Co , Nurseries. Rochester, N, Y., Trees, 10. 



Anna B. Nikels, Laredo, Texas, Cactus. 20. 



Parker & Wood, Boston. Mass., Seeds, etc., 234. 



N. B. Pearsall & Co., Morris, N. Y. Seeds, etc , 20. 



F. R Pierson. Tarry town, N. Y., Plants etc , 96. 



Jos. Plenty, New Y'ork, Horticultural Builder, 33. 



South Side Mfg. Co., Petersburg, Va.. Crates, 38. 



Chas. T. Starr. Avoudale. Pa.. Plants, etc., 30. 



J. H. Tryon, Willoughby. O.. Small Fruits, 10. 



E.B.Underhill,Poughkeepsie.N.Y..Sm. Fruits. 10. 



Veitch & Son, New Haven, Conn., Seeds, etc . 72. 



Geo. S. Wales. Rochester, N. Y"^., Carnations, 24. 



West Jersey Nursery Co., Bridgeton, N. J., Small 

 Fruits, 30. 



Wm. C. Wilson, Astoria, N. Y , Plants, 88. 



Chas. N. Woodruff & Co.. Macon, Ga.. Plants, 20. 



F. L. Wright. Plainfield. Mich., Small Fruits, 4. 



^e ExchsvR^^e 



172. Sophia Copley, Stoney Brook, N. Y^., offers 

 Callas. Madeira Vine, pink Oxalis, Kenilworth Ivy 

 and pink Amaryllis for Lilies, hardy bulbs and 

 plants. 



173. G. R. Hilton, Wiscasset, IViaine. has seeds of 

 Cardis, Erysimum, Argemone, Candytuft, to ex 

 change for Maderia Vine or Jonquil. 



174. R. A. Honels, Bingen, Ind., has Hibist-us, 

 Lucretia Dewberry and other plants to exchange 

 for Caladium, Tritoma, and Gloxinias. 



175. W. A. Mason, Crystal Springs, Miss., wants 

 in exchange for good religious and other books (,>r- 

 chids, Gesneracae, Palms, or other fine plants. 



176. Ephriam Preston. Waruersvllle, Pa., has 

 seeds of Begonia rubra for seeds or roots of Tuber- 

 ous Begonia. 



177. J. C Bemis, Greensburg. Ind., wants hardy 

 plants and bulbs; in exchange will crochet edgings, 

 hoods, etc. 



178. Emory P. Robinson, Sidney. Ohio, has Pearl 

 Tuberose bulbs to exchange for Lilies, Flowering 

 Shrubs, Laurel, and fruit and nut trees. 



179. Blanche D. Walcott, Pawtucket, R. I., will 

 exchange flower seeds or slips of plants. 



180. Miss C. P. Walker, Asheville, N. C, has 

 Achimene bulbs and seeds of Poppy Danaborg to 

 exchange for other things. 



181. Mrs. M. R. Waggoner. Buffalo, Iowa, has 

 choice plants, both tender and hardy, to exchange 

 for books, or Ballou's Magazine. Write first. 



182. J. K. Niesz, Mt. Union, Ohio., will exchange 

 Solly & Sons book of carpet bed plans for bedding 

 plants or Henderson's book of plants. 



18;?. Mrs. W. B. Orange. Harper, Kansas, offers 

 magazines, fancy work or sheet music, for Dahlias, 

 Chrysanthemums, White Rose, or house plants. 



184. 3Irs- L. C. Angier, Storm Lake, Iowa, has a 

 large variety of plants to exchange for a spotted 

 Calla and other things. 



185. Mrs. J. C. Day. Mt. Ord, O., has 75 Black 

 Walnut trees, 2 years, to exchange for seeds best 

 quality Onion, Wilson hand mill, or a good churn. 



^e Household 



The tea canisters must not be left open. 



Before whitewashing let the cracks be closed 

 with plaster of Paris cement. 



A Spring Note— Fifty cents for rubbers may 

 save five dollars in doctor bills. 



Parsley Omelet. Make the Omelet as usual, 

 but mix a tablespoonful of chopped parsley with 

 each egg used. 



Eggs in Brown Butter, Allow one egg for each 

 person, put one ounce of butter in the dish, and 

 stand in the oven until the butter has melted, and 

 become a rich, deep brown color without being at 

 all burnt. Break the eggs carefully into this, so 

 that the yolks remain unbroken, and let them cook 

 slowly until they are set Sprinkle with salt and 

 pepper, and pour over them a small teaspoonf ul of 

 hot vinegar. Serve at once. 



Moths and Cedar Chests, Most housekeepers 

 know, says our correspondent, what it is to find 

 their furs or woolens ruined by this insect. We 

 have found a chest made of cedar boards a safe- 

 guard against them during five years' use. This 

 chest is three feet long, two wide and two high, 

 with a close-fitting cover, and strong handles at 

 each end— any carpenter can make one. Where all 

 articles liable to injury from moths cannot be 

 packed into cedar chests, shavings or chips from 

 cedar wood— the latter preferable, because more 

 cleanly— are excellent strewn among them. Spirits 

 of turpentine are very good; a saucer containing 

 some of which may be set into a closet infested by 

 them, or as a preventive to their entering. Could 

 paper sacks be procured tight enough to keep the 

 tiny moth out they would fully answer our pur- 

 pose, but are useful as they are. Tarred paper is 

 highly recommended by some, while the printer's 

 ink on newspapers is claimed to make them of 

 value for this purpose. Whatever of garments can 

 be spared early should be well aired and packed 

 away in April, or at least before the moths are 

 seen flying about searching for alaying place where 

 the eggs can develop into the destructive larvae, 

 which not only destroy our clothing but also the 

 anxious housekeeper's peace of mind. 



GARDEN SUPPLY 



DI RECTORY. 



poviltP/. 



Young chicks do not get chilled without injury. 



Soap is made from egg yolks by the Tartars of 

 Russia. 



The shell of hatching eggs will be easier broken 

 by the chicks if occasionally moistened with warm 

 water. 



Chickens are just that dainty as to need their 

 feed-pans and water vessels kept very clean, if they 

 are to do their best. 



Lice and tobacco dust never get on well together 

 in the laying nests. The hens don't object to the 

 tobacco, however. 



If you wish your hens to stay close to the build- 

 ings, keep your roosters shut up: it you wish them 

 to run far, keep a good supply of roosters to run 

 with them, L. D. E. 



That was a profitable hen which, up to the day 

 of her death, had by actual count laid over fifteen 

 hundred eggs. The average hen would, perhaps, 

 not do so well, but with proper treatment, at least 

 from six liundred to one thousand eggs might be 

 expected during her natural life. 



Shipping Eggs, The breeding of special varieties 

 of fowl is now the order of the day, and some are 

 preferred for one quality and some another. There 

 is one feature connected with the breeding for pro- 

 ducing eggs for market that egg shippers should 

 understand, as it is an important item on the profit 

 side of the account , and that is that etigs of a uniform 

 size and color will sell for a higher price than mixed 

 lots, and when breeds are mixed they must neces- 

 sarily produce eggs of various sizes and colors. The 

 Eggs of Leghorns are noted for their purity of color, 

 and as a rule sell for about two cents per dozen 

 higher than mixed lots of equal freshness: and such 

 is the demand for them that dealers receive orders 

 for them in advance of arrivals. In speaking of 

 eggs I do not refer to the stock known as ".Store 

 Eggs," but those sent fresh from the farm: and the 

 quotations in the market reports are for the store 

 eggs. Cases containing 30 dozen are about the best 

 package for one to ship in, since if one farmer can- 

 not fill one weekly, others could unite for that 

 purpose, for the expressage is cheaper in proportion 

 on large cases than on small ones, C. W. Idell. 



Farm and Garden Seeds.— W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Force Pump, Insect Destroyer, etc.-P. C. Lewis, 



Catskill, N. Y. 

 Garden Supplies, etc.— Peter Henderson & Co., 



New York City. 

 Grape-vines.— Geo. S. Josselyn, 



Fredonia, N. Y'. 

 Grape-vines and Small Fruits.— Lewis Roescb, 



Fredonia, N. Y. 

 Grape-vines.— T. S. Hubbard, 



Fredonia, N. Y. 

 Garden Seeds, etc.— Shaker Seed Co., 



Mt. Lebanon, N. Y. 

 Garden Seeds, etc.— William Henry Maule, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Grape-vines, etc.— Geo. W. Campbell, 



Delaware, Ohio. 

 Horticultural Houses.— Joseph Plenty, 



New Y'ork City. 

 Market Gardeners' Supplies, etc.— J. B.Root& Co., 



Rockford, III. 

 Nursery Stock, General. -John R. & A. Murdoch, 



Pittsburg, Pa. 

 Nursery Stock.— Irving Allen, 



Springfield, Mass. 

 Nursery Stock, Ornamental Trees. — Putney & 

 Woodward, 



Brentwood, N. Y. 

 Nursery Stock.— Green's Nursery Co., 



Rochester, N. \'. 

 Nursery and Florists' Stock.— I. C. Wood & Bro., 



Fishkill, N. Y. 

 Nursery Stock, General.-E. Y'. Teas, 



Duureith, Ind. 

 Nursery Stock, General.— E. H Ricker & Co., 



Elgin, lU. 

 Nursery Stock- -H. S. Anderson, 



Union Springs, N. Y 

 Plants, Seeds, etc.— Paul Butz& Son, 



New Castle, Pa. 

 Plants, Seeds, etc.— Harrj' Chaapel, 



Williamsport, Pa. 

 Plants, Seeds, etc.— C. E. Allen, 



Brattleboro, Vt. 

 Plants, Carnations a Specialty.— Chas. T. Starr, 



Avondale, Pa. 

 Plants, Seeds, etc.— Ellis Brothers, 



Keene, N. H. 

 Plants and Bulbs. —John Lewis Childs, 



Queens, N. Y. 

 Plants, etc.- E. Hippard, 



Y'oungstown, Ohio. 



Plants, Roses a Specialty.— Hill & Co., 

 Richmond, Ind. 



Plants, Koses a Specialty.— Miller & Hunt, 

 Chicago, III. 



Plants and Seeds.— Chas. A. Reeser, 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



Plants, Bulbs and Seeds.— F R. Pierson, 



Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Plants and Seeds — Rob't Veitch & Son, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



Seeds, Pansies a Specialty.— L. W. Goodell, 



Dwight, Mass. 



Seeds and Plants.— William C. Beckert, 

 Allegheny City, Pa. 



Seeds, Plants, etc.— F. H. Mooers, 

 Pittston, Me. 



Seeds, Plants and Fertilizers. - Aaron Low, 



Essex, Mass. 



Seeds, Plants, etc. — Albert Williams, 

 Sharon, Pa. 



Seeds, Garden and Other.— James J. H. Gregory, 

 Marblebead, Mass. 



Seeds, Plants, etc —Frank Ford & Sons, 

 Ravenna, Ohio. 



Seeds, Plants, etc -H. C. Harman, 

 South Bend, Ind. 



Trees, Plants, etc.— Storrs & Harrison Co., 

 Painesville, Ohio. 

 Popular Gardening may be ordered at the reg- 

 ular price of any of the parties named above. 



